The black-backed oriole (Icterus abeillei) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, but it is also found in cities. It is one of the few species that can consume monarch butterflies due to evolving a tolerance to their natural poison.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | Icterus |
| Species: | I. abeillei
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| Icterus abeillei (Lesson, 1839)
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Icterus abeillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22729128A138243054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22729128A138243054.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Brower, Lincoln P. (June 1988). "Avian Predation on the Monarch Butterfly and Its Implications for Mimicry Theory". The American Naturalist. 131: S4–S6. doi:10.1086/284763. ISSN 0003-0147.
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